Bryan Petersen

LHP Mike Dunn and OF Chris Coghlan were optioned to Class AAA New Orleans Sunday. OF Bryan Petersen and LHP Dan Jennings were called up from New Orleans. OF Bryan Petersen and LHP Dan Jennings were called up from New Orleans. Petersen, 26, was batting .316 for the Zephyrs. LHP Dan Jennings and OF Bryan Petersen were called up from New Orleans. Jennings, 25, posted a 2.08 ERA over his first nine appearances for New Orleans. He has never pitched in the majors. LHP Mark Buehrle faces...

MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins spent money like never before in 2012. They wound up paying $111 million for 93 losses. In 2013, they'll return to their old ways of thrifty spending on promising but unproven talent. That's why spring training will be as much about the coming season as it is about the next few seasons. There will be plenty of roster vacancies after the front office gutted the roster in a 12-player trade that sent four veterans with All-Star...

The Sports Xchange Bonifacio plans to be back at the break Center fielder Emilio Bonifacio has had a tough time watching his teammates struggle through a 4-15 June, but he said he'll be ready to join the Miami Marlins after the All Star break. Bonifacio, on the disabled list with a jammed left thumb, took 25 swings from the right side Friday and will swing from the left side Saturday. If all goes as planned, he will start live hitting next week. Bonifacio said he has...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins spent money like never before in 2012. They wound up paying $111 million for 93 losses. In 2013, they'll return to their old ways of thrifty spending on promising but unproven talent. That's why spring training will be as much about the coming season as it is about the next few seasons. There will be plenty of roster vacancies after the front office gutted the roster in a 12-player trade that...

Marlins 13, Mets 0: Giancarlo Stanton belted a pair of two-run homers among his four hits and Jose Reyes extended his career-best hitting streak to 26 games with a solo blast as visiting Miami mauled New York. Carlos Lee blooped a two-run single in the fifth inning to increase his hitting streak to 13 games. Bryan Petersen had a bases-clearing triple in the eighth inning and Greg Dobbs added a two-run shot in the ninth for the Marlins, who handed the Mets their ninth consecutive home loss.Nathan Eovaldi...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Mike Redmond said his experience as a rookie player on a stripped-down Marlins team in 1998 will help him next year in his first year as Miami's manager. The 2013 Marlins will be largely young and inexperienced -- the same kind of team Redmond played for in '98 after the front office dismantled the '97 championship roster. "I remember coming up in 1998 with 19 rookies," he recalled. "We went...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Marlins 9, Phillies 2 Marlins 9, Phillies 2: Greg Dobbs burned his former team by belting a solo homer and Mark Buehrle tossed seven solid innings to record his 12th consecutive season with double-digit wins as host Miami salvaged the series finale. Dobbs collected three hits - all on the first pitch - including an RBI single in the fourth to snap Miami's franchise-worst scoreless innings streak at 30. Bryan Petersen and Austin Kearns broke open the close contest...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Yunel Escobar's stint with the Marlins is over before it began. Weeks after he was acquired by Miami in a trade that sent five high-priced players to the Toronto Blue Jays, Escobar was traded again Tuesday night. He went to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league middle infielder Derek Dietrich. The trade saves the cost-conscious Marlins $5 million (Escobar's 2013 salary). However, it's...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Braves 7, Marlins 5 Braves 7, Marlins 5: Martin Prado recorded four hits and Dan Uggla slugged a three-run homer as visiting Atlanta pulled within five games of Washington in the National League East. The Braves, who lead St. Louis by 7Â½ games for the top NL wild card spot, jumped all over Miami starter Wade LeBlanc (2-5) for four first-inning runs. Three came on Uggla's 19th homer of the season, a three-run shot to left with two outs. Tim Hudson (15-6)

The Sports Xchange Greenberg takes focus away on Marlins from Guillen The Miami Marlins will end their season Wednesday with speculation swirling over the future of manager Ozzie Guillen and his coaches. But on Tuesday, the focus was on Adam Greenberg. Greenberg, pinch-hitting for left fielder Bryan Petersen, stuck out on three pitches from Mets right-hander R.A. Dickey in the sixth inning before Miami beat the Mets, 4-3, in 11 innings. "The fact that it was...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Heath Bell got his closer's job back Friday and he responded with a perfect ninth inning to nail down the Marlins' 3-2 win in Cleveland. Bell, who signed a three-year, $27-million contract in December, lost the job May 5, a day after he blew his fourth save chance. Bells' save Friday was his fourth of the year and his first since May 1. "That's his job," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "There's...

The Sports Xchange By Christopher Stock, The Sports Xchange Phillies 4, Marlins 1 MIAMI -- Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Carlos Ruiz had three hits and drove in a run for the Phillies, who took two of three from the Marlins. Hamels (17-6) struck out eight as he allowed one run and five hits. Chase Utley, Nate Schierholtz, and Domonic Brown also drove in a run each for Philadelphia.

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins' philosophy for years has been that pitching, more than offense, is the most important aspect of winning games. Their starting pitching this season has underperformed. To pitching coach Randy St. Claire, the bigger disappointment has been the bullpen. "For me the starting pitching was fairly decent. They gave us a chance most games and kept us in ballgames. The bullpen scuffled," he said....